By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in conjunction with his participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on July 11. The two leaders, meeting for the first time since President Yoon's inauguration, acknowledged the rapid development of a close relationship between the two countries since establishing a strategic partnership in 2021, following the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1989. They emphasized the substantial deepening of cooperation, as evidenced by the record-breaking bilateral trade volume
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on July 11, as part of his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the development of bilateral relations, enhancing substantial cooperation, international situation trends, and cooperation strategies on the international stage. President Yoon emphasized the significance of the recent high-level exchanges between the two countries, including the visit of the Swedish Prime Minister to Korea, considering Sweden as a long-st
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis on July 11, as part of the NATO Summit, to discuss substantial cooperation between Korea and Romania and major international issues including the North Korean nuclear problem. President Yoon expressed his expectations for close cooperation between the two countries not only in the automotive and steel industries, in which they have collaborated in the past, but also in future areas such as nuclear power plants, infrastructure development, and defense. In particular, President Yoon acknowledge
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol met with a US Senate delegation visiting Lithuania on July 11, local time, as part of their activities as observers of the US Senate NATO Observer Group. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the ROK-US alliance, the Ukraine issue, and cooperation between South Korea and the NATO. President Yoon expressed his gratitude for the wholehearted and bipartisan support shown by members of the US Congress for the ROK-US alliance during his joint address to Congress in April. He stated that the meeting with the US Senate delegation on the occasion of t
Reporter Kayla Lee During his visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, to attend the NATO Summit, President Yoon Suk-yeol held a meeting with Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on July 11 (local time). They exchanged views on Korea-NATO cooperation, the Ukraine conflict, and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. President Yoon highly evaluated the ongoing development of the cooperative relationship between Korea and NATO as partners sharing core values. In particular, both sides welcomed the signing of the Individual Tailored Partnership Program
Reporter Kayla Lee president Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 11 to enhance substantive cooperation between the two countries and talk about regional situation, during his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit (July 11 to 12 in Vilnius). The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in various fields such as national defense and security, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and nuclear power since Prime Minister Rutte's visit to Korea last November. In particular
Reporter Kayla Lee president Yoon Suk-yeol held a luncheon with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 11 to enhance substantive cooperation between the two countries and talk about regional situation, during his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit (July 11 to 12 in Vilnius). The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in various fields such as national defense and security, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and nuclear power since Prime Minister Rutte's visit to Korea last November. In particular
By Reporter Anna Kim President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on July 11 on the occasion of his participation in the NATO Summit to discuss the development of bilateral relations, enhancement of substantive cooperation, trends in the international situation, and cooperation on the global stage. President Yoon expressed gratitude for Norway's long-standing friendship as a country that dispatched a medical support unit during the Korean War, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. He also expressed expectations for th
Reporter Kayla Lee President Yoon Seok-yeol held an informal meeting with Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal on July 11 on the occasion of his attendance at the NATO Summit. They discussed ways to enhance substantial cooperation, international trends, and the overall situation. Prime Minister Costa expressed his gratitude for the warm reception during his visit to Korea in April, stating that the friendly cooperative relationship between the two countries has further strengthened as a result of his visit. In particular, Prime Minister Costa expressed his desire for Portugal to collaborat
Reporter Kayla Lee Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin had a meeting and then luncheon on June 30 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, who was on an official visit to Korea from June 28 to July 1. During the meeting, the two sides extensively discussed Korea-Slovenia relations, substantive cooperation, cooperation on the international stage, and key regional issues, among others. Foreign Minister Park, attaching significance to the active high-level exchanges between Korea and Slovenia over the past 30 years since the establishment o